Port Anderson, Mississippi
| Port Anderson, Mississippi | |
|---|---|
| Ghost town | |
  Port Anderson | |
| Coordinates: 33°31′33″N 91°12′06″W / 33.52583°N 91.20167°WCoordinates: 33°31′33″N 91°12′06″W / 33.52583°N 91.20167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Washington |
| Elevation | 102 ft (31 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| GNIS feature ID | 687289[1] |
Port Anderson is a ghost town in Washington County, Mississippi, United States.
History
The area was settled around 1820 on the banks of the Mississippi River by Major John Lewis Martin (a nephew of Meriwether Lewis), and his son-in-law, John Anderson. Using slave labor, they established a successful plantation there.[2][3]
The settlement appeared on a map from 1862.[4]
Port Anderson is today covered by the Mississippi River, and the nearby shore is uninhabited bottomland.
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Port Anderson (historical)
- ↑ County Historical Society (1954). McCain, William D.; Capers, Charlotte, eds. Some Washington County Genealogy (PDF). Memoirs of Henry Tillinghast Ireys: Papers of the Washington County Historical Society, 1910-1915 (Mississippi Department of Archives and History and Mississippi Historical Society). p. 340.
- ↑ Tyson, Margaret. "John Lewis Martin History". MSGenWeb. Retrieved May 2014.
- ↑ "Lloyd's Map of the Lower Mississippi River". J.T.Lloyd. 1862.
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